Example sentences of "an eye [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Most travellers with their wits about them and an eye for aesthetics would have preferred to rest at the Bates Motel . |
| 32 | She developed an eye for fashion and an air of glamour and all heads would turn as we walked along . |
| 33 | And the designers at Adorno 's had an eye for fashion . |
| 34 | ‘ You have to be quick , smart and have an eye for speed . |
| 35 | Madame Chardin was a Protestant with distinct Rousseauian leanings , but she had read her Rousseau with an eye to institutions . |
| 36 | With an eye to Wembley next Wednesday , Baggio admits that he would love to play in what he and many of his team-mates regard as one of the ‘ temples ’ of world soccer . |
| 37 | The store should be sited with an eye to deliveries , access to exhibition areas and other Departments , and security . |
| 38 | Contracts are drawn up with an eye to flexibility and a contract is often considered an agreement to enter into a general course of conduct rather than something fixing precise terms . |
| 39 | Thatcher 's government places liberty at a much lower level , it makes freedom just another preference , just something that some people want a great deal more than most people do , just something else to be balanced out with an eye to majority opinion and the next election … |
| 40 | Like the American western railroads , the Russian Trans-Siberian had been built with an eye to migration and settlement . |
| 41 | This was also borne out by the inclusion of catalogues at the end of the book , looking very much like contributions from various nurseries and it is evident that those recommending the work did so with an eye to business . |
| 42 | Without external evidence , there is no way to know how deliberate Dickinson 's use of this imagery was ’ , even if the images may , cautiously , be ‘ interpreted with an eye to biography ’ . |
| 43 | Detailed research and an eye to atmosphere . |
| 44 | Throughout the day those working the lifts and keeping an eye on skiers actually — wait for it — smiled . |
| 45 | There could be a positive spin to it because now you can keep an eye on Hurley for us . |
| 46 | But I have to keep an eye on prices . |
| 47 | Of course Madame keeping an eye on O was nothing new . |
| 48 | True , it did so cautiously — the cut in the discount rate from 8.0 to 7.5 per cent ( with no change in the Lombard rate ) does indeed represent a modest move — but this caution is clearly an attempt to take account of the slowdown of the German economy while signalling that the central bankers are continuing to keep an eye on inflation . |
| 49 | I know you wo n't let me down , C.W. Just keep an eye on Bailey 's goons . |
| 50 | Still trying to keep an eye on Cardiff , Duvall joined Rohmer and looked into the corridor . |
| 51 | Keep an eye on youngsters , and teach them to recognise danger too . |
| 52 | ‘ Still , at least you seem to appreciate I 've given you the plum job , whilst landing myself with the task of keeping an eye on Fedorov . |
| 53 | After this uncharacteristic lapse into gravity , Aranyos continued , ‘ The main reason I was there was to keep an eye on Fedorov . |
| 54 | ‘ Where do you come from ? ’ asked Betty with an eye on Lydia . |
| 55 | And if you 're a policeman on the beat , with an eye on promotion , what easier way to keep your arrest rate up than to go out and pull in some black kids off the street . |
| 56 | Of course , no government with half an eye on re-election would ever legalise anything it did n't have to . |
| 57 | Among these is the establishment of a board of trustees which would keep an eye on expenditure of budget resources and financial allocations , setting up a charity council , drafting completely new regulations for the museum , the foundation of a commercial marketing service and other moves . |
| 58 | Why do n't you go and have a sleep for a couple of hours while I keep an eye on Chris ? ’ |
| 59 | Few authorities are likely to follow Westminster , although many will keep an eye on developments . |
| 60 | What the company will contribute or take from OMG is unclear , even to Sybase itself at the moment ; it says it is keeping an eye on developments . |